Topic: Janet Jackson's nipple is still a threat to our way of life
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Mon 05/04/09 12:24 PM

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over entertainer Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.

The high court on Monday directed the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to consider reinstating the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission imposed on CBS over Jackson’s breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.

The order follows the high court ruling last week that narrowly upheld the FCC’s policy threatening fines against even one-time uses of curse words on live television.
In a statement, CBS said the Supreme Court’s decision was not a surprise given last week’s ruling and expressed confidence the court will again find the incident was not and could not have been anticipated by the network.

Last year, the appeals court threw out the fine against CBS, saying the FCC strayed from its long-held approach of applying identical standards to words and images when reviewing complaints of indecency.

The appellate court said the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second and should have been regarded as “fleeting.” The FCC previously deviated from its nearly 30-year practice of fining indecent broadcast programming only when it was so “pervasive as to amount to ’shock treatment’ for the audience,” the court said.

The FCC appealed to the Supreme Court. The case had been put off while the justices dealt with a challenge led by Fox Television against the FCC’s policy on fleeting expletives.

The case is FCC v. CBS Corp., 08-653.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30560265/

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Mon 05/04/09 12:27 PM
What???

There are children homeless
Homes forclosed
No jobs

And we are still worried bout JJ's nipple?

God bless America!

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Mon 05/04/09 01:10 PM


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over entertainer Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.

The high court on Monday directed the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to consider reinstating the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission imposed on CBS over Jackson’s breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.

The order follows the high court ruling last week that narrowly upheld the FCC’s policy threatening fines against even one-time uses of curse words on live television.
In a statement, CBS said the Supreme Court’s decision was not a surprise given last week’s ruling and expressed confidence the court will again find the incident was not and could not have been anticipated by the network.

Last year, the appeals court threw out the fine against CBS, saying the FCC strayed from its long-held approach of applying identical standards to words and images when reviewing complaints of indecency.

The appellate court said the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second and should have been regarded as “fleeting.” The FCC previously deviated from its nearly 30-year practice of fining indecent broadcast programming only when it was so “pervasive as to amount to ’shock treatment’ for the audience,” the court said.

The FCC appealed to the Supreme Court. The case had been put off while the justices dealt with a challenge led by Fox Television against the FCC’s policy on fleeting expletives.

The case is FCC v. CBS Corp., 08-653.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30560265/




laugh

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Mon 05/04/09 01:21 PM
Don't remember much about the nonsense regarding this issue, but don't see how CBS could have been held responsible for Her dress malfunction either.

Prank of now we have more important things to worry about one would think. When a breast is considered indecent I think we already have a major problem with our thinking.

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Mon 05/04/09 02:20 PM
it would have been long forgotten if not for the govt. making such a big deal over it


wardrobe malfunction ---- torturing possible terrorist

torturing possible terrorist ---- wardrobe malfunction

civil rights infractions on gay marriage --- wardrobe malfunction

hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

what will be the distraction f the week next week i wonder

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Mon 05/04/09 02:53 PM
"the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second" How many people even realized what they saw? And besides it was a breast, big deal. How is that we have turned the human body into a taboo? What does that say about our culture?

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Mon 05/04/09 02:54 PM
that's one powerful nipple laugh

metalwing's photo
Mon 05/04/09 02:55 PM
So let's examine this problem.














Where is the view of JJ's nipple?

adj4u's photo
Mon 05/04/09 02:57 PM

So let's examine this problem.














Where is the view of JJ's nipple?



exactly

that is probably what was said after the event was mountainized

wonder if janet jackson has ever heard that about her breast b4

mountianized

laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh

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Mon 05/04/09 05:42 PM

"the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second" How many people even realized what they saw? And besides it was a breast, big deal. How is that we have turned the human body into a taboo? What does that say about our culture?


It says we haven't come out of the dark ages.

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Mon 05/04/09 05:44 PM


"the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second" How many people even realized what they saw? And besides it was a breast, big deal. How is that we have turned the human body into a taboo? What does that say about our culture?


It says we haven't come out of the dark ages.



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